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1. He looked around and caught a man ______ his hand into the pocket of a passenger. A. put B. to be putting C. to put D. putting 2. When you’re learning to drive, _______ a good teacher makes a big difference. A. have B. having C. and have D. and having 3. I felt it a great honour ______ to speak to you. A. to ask B. asking C. to be asked D. having asked 4. I would love _______ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report. A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone 5. Before you decide to leave your job, _______ the effect it will have on your family. A. consider B. considering C. to consider D. considered 6. Robert is said _______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in. A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying 7. It is said that in Australia there is more land than the government knows _______. A. it what to do with B. what to do it with C. what to do with it D. to do what with it 8. Anyone _______ bags, boxes, or whatever, was stopped by the police. A. seen carry B. seen carrying C. saw to carry D. saw carrying 9. Mr Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to _______ some schools for poor children. A. set up B. setting up C. have set up D. having set up 10. The discovery of new evidence led to _______. A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught 11. She looks forward every spring to _______ the flower-lined garden.
A. visit B. paying a visit C. walk in D. walking in 12. To test eggs, _______ them in a bowl of water: if they float they’re bad, if they sink they’re good. A. put B. putting C. to put D. to be putting 13. “Where is David?” “He is upstairs ______ ready to go out.” A. to get B. getting C. to be getting D. having got 14. “Mum, why do you always make me eat an egg every day?” “________ enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.” A. Get B. Getting C. To get D. to be getting 15. He was reading his book, completely _______ to the world. A. lost B. losing C. to lose D. to have lost 16. We looked everywhere for the keys, but they are nowhere _______. A. to find B. to have found C. to be found D. being found 17. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _______. A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not do 18. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found _______ in the kitchen. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 19. Finding her car stolen, _______. A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searching thoroughly C. it was looked for everywhere D. she hurried to a policeman for help 20. “How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?” “The key ______ the problem is to meet the demand ______ by the customers.” A. to solving, making B. to solving, made C. to solve, making D. to solve, made 21. “What do you think made Mary so upset?” “_______ her new bike.” A. As she lost B. Lost C. Losing D. Because of losing 22. The research is so designed that once _______ nothing can be done to change it. A. begins B. having begun C. beginning D. begun 23. Though ________ money, his parents managed to send him to university. A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in 24. Tony was very unhappy for _______ to the party. A. having not been invited B. not having invited C. having not invited D. not having been invited 25. Though I have often heard this song _______. I have never heard you _______ it. A. being sung, sang B. sang, singing C. sung, sing D. to be sung, to sing 26. He is a man of few words, and seldom speaks until _______ to. A. spoken B. speaking C. speak D. be spoken 28. When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _______. A. to send B. for sending it C. to send it to D. for sending it to 29. _______ on time, this medicine will be quite effective. A. Taking B. Being taken C. Taken D. Having taken 30. The film star walked to his car, ______ a crowd of journalists. A. followed by B. following by C. to follow D. to be followed by 31. After describing the planned improvements, she went on _______ how much they would cost. A. to explain B. explaining C. to be explaining D. having explained 32. Please excuse me _______ your letter by mistake. A. to open B. to have opened C. for opening D. in opening 33. Please remember _______ the plants while I’m away. A. watering B. to be watering C. to water D. being watering 34. Certainly I posted your letter — I remember ______ it. A. posting B. to post C. to be posting D. have posted 35. Stop _______ me to hurry up. I can only go so fast. A. to tell B. telling C. to have told D. having told 36. Remember _______ off the light when _______ to bed. A. turning, going B. to turn, to go C. turning, to go D. to turn, going 37. _______ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player. A. Having given B. To give C. Giving D. Given 38. _______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States. A. Being founded B. It was founded C. Founded D. Founding 39. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the ________. A. 20 dollars remained B. 20 dollars to remain C. remained 20 dollars D. remaining 20 dollars 40. The picture _______ on the wall is painted by my ne
